Preparations for synthetic purchase of Custos' own shares concluded

Preparations for synthetic purchase of Custos´ own shares concluded All preparations and agreements necessary for a synthetic purchase of own shares along the lines of the mandate given to Custos' Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting on April 14, 1999, are now in place. If and when a synthetic purchase of own shares is initiated, Custos will act according to the following guidelines: 1. Custos will not announce specific share prices or discount levels at which synthetic purchases will be made. Custos will announce every percentage point of the capital that has been synthetically purchased. 2. Synthetic purchases will only be made at times when the Stockholm Stock Exchange is open for public trading. Purchases during a specific day will not be made before the first trade has been recorded, and purchases will not be made during the last half-hour of trading. Christer Gardell, CEO of Custos, states: "This procedure is attractive to all Custos' shareholders - those who want to divest shares are offered liquidity in the market, while those who retain their shares receive the excess value which the selling shareholders refrain from". Stockholm May 31, 1999 AKTIEBOLAGET CUSTOS (publ) Christer Gardell Chief Executive Officer For further questions please contact Mr Christer Gardell (+46 8 440 57 70) ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/05/31/19990531BIT00090/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/05/31/19990531BIT00090/bit0002.pdf